floss
noun/flɒs/
/flɑːs/
[uncountable]- (also dental floss)a type of very thin string that is used for cleaning between the teeth
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- thin silk thread see also candyfloss
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French (soie) floche ‘floss (silk)’, from Old French flosche ‘down, nap of velvet’, of unknown origin.
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